Hearing: “Fiscal Accountability and Oversight of the Federal Courts”

Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet (Committee on the Judiciary)

Tuesday, June 24, 2025 (10:00 AM)

2141 RHOB
Washington, D.C.

Witnesses

The Honorable Michael Y. Scudder
Circuit Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, Information Technology Committee Chair of the Judicial Conference of the United States

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  • Scudder Testimony [PDF] Added 06/24/2025 at 10:07 AM
  • Scudder Biography [PDF] Added 06/24/2025 at 10:07 AM

The Honorable Amy St. Eve
Circuit Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, Budget Committee Chair of the Judicial Conference of the United States

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  • St. Eve Testimony [PDF] Added 06/24/2025 at 10:07 AM
  • St. Eve Biography [PDF] Added 06/24/2025 at 10:07 AM

Support Documents

  • An article from The Hill titled “Johnson stresses Congress’s power over courts: ‘Desperate times call for desperate measures’” dated March 25, 2025, submitted for the Record by Mr. Neguse of CO. [PDF] Added 06/25/2025 at 02:19 PM
  • The Sixth Amendment explained from Constitution Annotated, submitted for the Record by Ms. Kamlager-Dove of CA. [PDF] Added 06/25/2025 at 02:19 PM
  • An article by John Cleary titled “Federal Defender Services: Serving the System or the Client”, submitted for the Record by Ms. Kamlager-Dove of CA. [PDF] Added 06/25/2025 at 02:19 PM
  • A court document from Gideon v. Wainright, submitted for the Record by Ms. Kamlager-Dove of CA. [PDF] Added 06/25/2025 at 02:19 PM
  • An article from Newsweek titled “Schumer Telling Brett Kavanaugh He’ll ‘Pay the Price’ for Roe Resurfaces” dated June 8, 2022, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA. [PDF] Added 06/26/2025 at 09:50 AM
  • A quote from Speaker Mike Johnson from the House Republican Leadership News Conference dated April 1, 2025, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa of CA. [PDF] Added 06/26/2025 at 02:44 PM
  • A statement from Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, submitted for the Record by Mr. Johnson of GA. [PDF] Added 07/09/2025 at 01:29 PM
  • An article from National Memo titled "Public Defenders Do More For January 6 Suspects Than Trump Ever Will" dated March 20, 2023, submitted for the Record by Ms. Kamlager-Dove of CA. [PDF] Added 07/16/2025 at 10:52 AM

Hearing Record

  • Questions for Judge Scudder, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa and Mr. Fitzgerald. [PDF] Added 07/15/2025 at 09:26 AM
  • Questions for Judge St. Eve, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa and Mr. Fitzgerald. [PDF] Added 07/15/2025 at 09:26 AM
  • Responses from Judge St. Eve and Judge Scudder to Questions, submitted for the Record by Mr. Issa and Mr. Fitzgerald. [PDF] Added 08/08/2025 at 10:22 AM

First Published: June 17, 2025 at 09:24 AM
Last Updated: August 8, 2025 at 10:22 AM